Table 2.
Relationship between infant mutans streptococci presence and other factors at 18-20 months visit
| Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) n= 194 |
Normal Birth Weight (NBW) n=184 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | Absent | p-value | Present | Absent | p-value | |
| Socio-demographic | ||||||
| Mom age | 26.1±6.0 | 26.2±5.8 | 0.92 | 26.1±5.0 | 27.5±5.8 | 0.08 |
| Mom race | ||||||
| Other | 16(21.1%) | 35(31.8%) | 0.11 | 18(20.7%) | 39(42.9%) | 0.002* |
| Black | 60(79.0%) | 75(68.2%) | 69(79.3%) | 52(57.1%) | ||
| Mom education | ||||||
| <12 yr | 12(16.2%) | 20(17.7%) | 0.79 | 16(18.4%) | 13(14.1%) | 0.44 |
| >=12 yr | 62(83.8%) | 93(82.3%) | 71(81.6%) | 79(85.9%) | ||
| Mom marital status | ||||||
| Single | 60(76.9%) | 73(63.5%) | 0.047* | 72(80.0%) | 54(58.1%) | 0.001* |
| Other | 18(23.1%) | 42(36.5%) | 18(20.0%) | 39(41.9%) | ||
| Socio-economic status (SES) | ||||||
| Low | 57(79.2%) | 76(67.9%) | 0.09 | 62(71.3%) | 49(53.9%) | 0.02* |
| High | 15(20.8%) | 36(32.1%) | 25(28.7%) | 42(46.1%) | ||
| Medical | ||||||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 37(47.4%) | 58(50.0%) | 0.73 | 55(61.1%) | 47(50.0%) | 0.13 |
| Female | 41(52.6%) | 58(50.0%) | 35(38.9%) | 47(50.0%) | ||
| Mode of delivery | ||||||
| C-section | 42(55.3%) | 74(63.8%) | 0.24 | 31(34.8%) | 37(40.2%) | 0.45 |
| Vaginal | 34(44.7%) | 42(36.2%) | 58(65.2%) | 55(59.8%) | ||
| Antibiotic use | ||||||
| Yes | 68(88.3%) | 107(94.7%) | 0.11 | 67(76.1%) | 71(79.8%) | 0.56 |
| No | 9(11.7%) | 6(5.3%) | 21(23.9%) | 18(20.2%) | ||
| Biology | ||||||
| No. of teeth at 8 months | 3.2±3.6 | 2.1±2.5 | 0.02* | 2.7±2.8 | 3.0±3.1 | 0.56 |
| No. of teeth at 18-20 months | 15.9±2.5 | 14.4±3.1 | <0.001* | 16.3±2.5 | 14.9±2.7 | <0.001* |
| Enamel Hypoplasia | ||||||
| Yes | 19(24.4 %) | 41(35.3%) | 0.10 | 10(11.1%) | 5(5.3%) | 0.15 |
| No | 59(75.6%) | 75(64.7%) | 80(88.9%) | 89(94.7%) | ||
| Caregiver mutans streptococci | ||||||
| High | 69(88.5%) | 99(85.3%) | 0.53 | 80(88.9%) | 73(77.7%) | 0.04* |
| Low | 9(11.5%) | 17(14.7%) | 10(11.1%) | 21(22.3%) | ||
| Behavior | ||||||
| Access to dentist | ||||||
| Yes | 65(84.4%) | 94(82.5%) | 0.72 | 74(84.1%) | 84(90.3%) | 0.21 |
| No | 12(15.6%) | 20(17.5%) | 14(15.9%) | 9(9.7%) | ||
| Brushing/Cleaning | ||||||
| No brushing | 35(44.9%) | 50(43.1%) | 0.81 | 36(40.0%) | 43(45.7%) | 0.43 |
| Before 8 mos | 43(55.1%) | 66(56.9%) | 54(60.0%) | 51(54.3%) | ||
| Chew food | ||||||
| Yes | 19(24.7%) | 24(20.9%) | 0.54 | 21(23.3%) | 20(21.3%) | 0.73 |
| No | 58(75.3%) | 91(79.1%) | 69(76.7%) | 74(78.7%) | ||
| Sweet snack | ||||||
| Yes | 36(46.2%) | 46(40.4%) | 0.42 | 45(50.6%) | 35(37.2%) | 0.07 |
| No | 42(53.8%) | 68(59.6%) | 44(49.4%) | 59(62.8%) | ||
| Breastfeeding | ||||||
| Yes | 55(71.4%) | 84(72.4%) | 0.88 | 43(47.8%) | 67(71.3%) | 0.001* |
| No | 22(28.6%) | 32(27.6%) | 47(52.2%) | 27(28.7%) | ||
*
Significant at p < 0.05